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Florence, South Carolina, United States

Responsible for the guidance and facilitation of continuous improvement measures in the areas of environmental health & safety, administration, training, waste & scrap reduction, operational throughput, logistics, warehouse management, overall equipment efficiency (OEE), facilities maintenance, and all other areas of operations required to meet annual goals, improve employee safety, increase employee morale, increase productivity, and increase savings and profit.

United States

• Coordinated all activities relating to the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (JROTC) programs including community service events, career progression events and site visits, education enrichment events and trips, along with all related education and training prior to the event, during the event, and/or after the event.• Provided leadership, education, training, mentorship, and guidance to 80+ cadets to prepare the cadets for the future along with fulfilling their academic requirements through the JROTC curriculum, including civics, U.S. history, military history, military uniform regulations, health, leadership, followership, and other related areas of academia.• Monitored the execution of physical activities for the cadets in the areas of physical training and military drill providing the cadets with enhanced development of their physical capabilities as students and athletes.• Managed various fundraising efforts and maintained a budget through both the school district and the Marine Corps to support all curriculum, events, and activities in and outside of South Carolina.

Mullins, South Carolina, United States

• Coordinated all activities relating to the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (JROTC) programs including community service events, career progression events and site visits, education enrichment events and trips, along with all related education and training prior to the event, during the event, and/or after the event.• Provided leadership, education, training, mentorship, and guidance to 80+ cadets to prepare the cadets for the future along with fulfilling their academic requirements through the JROTC curriculum, including civics, U.S. history, military history, military uniform regulations, health, leadership, followership, and other related areas of academia.• Monitored the execution of physical activities for the cadets in the areas of physical training and military drill providing the cadets with enhanced development of their physical capabilities as students and athletes.• Managed various fundraising efforts and maintained a budget through both the school district and the Marine Corps to support all curriculum, events, and activities in and outside of South Carolina.

York, Pennsylvania, United States

1. Coordinate and execute workforce development for all newly hired employees, transfer employees, and promoted employees to gain required knowledge of policies and procedures for the new positions.2. Coordinate and execute training for all employees in a manufacturing facility with approximately 800 employees including annual required training in areas of safety, operations, maintenance, etc.3. Coordinate and assist the Quality Management section with the training of employees in all federal requirements regarding current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) for to the production of vitamin mineral supplements regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Parris Island, South Carolina

Leading and supervising the emergency operations, emergency management, installation protection, security operations, and anti-terrorism/force protection for a military installation comprised of civilian and military personnel. Coordinating preparation and execution of operations designed to prepare the installation and its personnel to handle natural and man-made incidents to protect the safety and security of all personnel on the installation including thousands of visitors to visit the base with each graduation.• Trained and managed over 40 personnel each week in the execution of weekly security activities, screening over 3000-6000 personnel in attendance to large-scale, community events, including screenings of personnel, screenings of vehicles, and execution of additional active and passive security measures.• Executed training and pre-planning for hurricane evacuation of Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and subsequently executed a full evacuation of over 7000 personnel during Hurricane Matthew in October 2016, including managing the emergency operations center and executing recovery operations post hurricane.• Constructed security measures to protect operational airfields including personnel security and physical security measures covering perimeter more than 12 miles in Iraq and California.

As Directed

• Supervised and managed multi-million-dollar financial accounts, exceeding $4 million, requiring strategic and phase planning for spending, acquisition practices, and streamlining costs to increase profit within the organization.• Managed multi-million-dollar logistics and supply accounts, exceeding $200 million in assets of vehicles, heavy equipment, and personal equipment assets including operation, maintenance, and replacement activities for the account.• Conducted logistics operations worldwide in conjunction with commercial and governmental organizations to include warehouse management, transportation, distribution, and contracting.• Executed daily and weekly readiness meetings with organizational personnel ranging from localized meetings to large venue settings to promulgate vital information resulting in successful logistics operations in various environments.

New Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Led the execution of recruitment of former Marines to rejoin the reserve forces and increase the overall readiness of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Provided guidance regarding recruiting, administration, communication, and retraining to ensure that recruiters were prepared to effectively recruit and process personnel to return to the reserve military ranks.

Greater San Diego Area

Coordinated all Toys for Tots efforts in the San Diego area to include advertisement, coordinating with sponsors, coordinating with local organizations to distribute toys, warehousing of donated toys, coordinating events for donations, coordinating donation boxes and pickup, coordinating with media groups, and leading all military and civilian personnel executing the sorting, warehousing, package construction, and distribution of toys.

Kankakee, Il

Supervised and led largest commercial tile production line in North America for the commercial floor tile division under Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Guided the personnel and daily production operations to provide the required product to the commercial consumers. Coordinated with the maintenance division and engineering division to improve productivity time, reduce non-productive time, and to enhance production to be more efficient.• Provided leadership, training, and supervision of 42 personnel in industry resulting in an increase of productivity from 73% to 92% in a period of 12 months.• Managed the manufacturing of floor tile on the largest production line for Armstrong World Industries in North America to include management of raw materials, production, quality, packaging, safety, and training.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), History

Master'S Degree, Human Resources Development

High School

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Student Council, Key Club, Spanish Club, Yearbook Staff, Journalism Staff, Football.